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Thought I would update you on this. I downloaded the free trial and it was terrible. I had windows media player open listening to music while I was navigating and it just disappeared. the music was still playing but the icon disappeared from the taskbar. I could not get it back and it was not in the task manager. I had to restart the computer. Program is WAYYYYY too glitchy! I would not recommend. I was worth a shot though!

Looking for a better desktop look!

icon created in xp-mode desktop not appearing in win7 desktopfirst of all, thanks for all those who have aided me in getting to my virtual pc xp mode
now please, a couple of NEW queries:
query 1
I have installed a 16 bit DOS based application in the C: of the virtual XP Mode
(it is a DOS based application, so there is no installing...

Virtualization

Desktop icon placement does not survive a desktop refresh or a rebootRecently my desktop icon placement has not been able to stay put if I do a desktop refresh or a computer reboot. I have looked at many internet hits on this same topic and no solution suggested has worked. I've tried them all til I'm blue in the face!
I have done the IconCache.db thing where...

General Discussion

Bing Desktop - Set Homepage Image as Desktop Background in Windows 7How to Set or Unset Bing Homepage Image in Bing Desktop as Desktop Background in Windows 7
Bing Desktop is available for computers that are running XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, as well as Windows Server 2008 and 2012, and is available in English (US), English (UK), French, German,...

Tutorials

Desktop creating two copies of files when moving items to desktop..I've searched and I get not even one link on this. I have a clean install of Windows 7 plus Firefox and Dell Drivers.. My problem is it creates a ghost like file that really isn't there because if I delete one, the other becomes inaccessible and I have to manually refresh using F5. Also, when I...

General Discussion

Next Desktop Background - Add or Remove from Desktop Context MenuAdd or Remove "Next desktop background" from Desktop Context Menu in Windows 7 and Windows 8
A desktop slideshow is a slideshow of wallpaper images (pictures) of your choice on your desktop.
When a desktop slideshow is being used in Windows 7 or Windows 8, Windows automatically adds Next...

Tutorials

Desktop icons i drag to desktop work but look uglyI've looked around, no one else seems to be having this problem.
I created shortcut icons for Word and the icons work fine but look like broken shortcuts. Most ppl suggest right click-properties-change icon. I do that and there are NO different options to choose from. Its a blank box.
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